Menard County IL Genealogy

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Menard County Records by City/Town

Athens Genealogy (24)
Greenview Genealogy (13)


Petersburg Genealogy (79)
Tallula Genealogy (26)


Overview of Menard County Records

  • Menard County was created in 1839 from Sangamon and Greene counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Menard County Clerk has death records starting in 1877, birth records, land records starting in 1839, and marriage records.
  • The Menard County Clerk Circuit Court has court records starting in 1839, divorce records, and probate records.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.